Hugh

Boy · recorded 1880–2025

  • #732in 2025
  • 1 in 4,744boys in 2025
  • +52%last ten years
  • 2.3×in Massachusetts

Most popular in 1887, and up 52% over the last ten years.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

01,2332,46518801916195319892025

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 146 recorded years as a table
Hugh, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
18802,027
18812,174
18822,102
18832,055
18842,150
18852,384
18862,049
18872,465
18882,093
18892,035
18901,973
18912,303
18922,172
18932,146
18942,324
18952,070
18962,200
18971,889
18982,038
18991,968
19001,927
19011,803
19021,769
19031,619
19041,577
19051,512
19061,464
19071,444
19081,393
19091,585
19101,437
19111,359
19121,507
19131,471
19141,477
19151,553
19161,819
19171,516
19181,469
19191,446
19201,399
19211,348
19221,324
19231,288
19241,360
19251,242
19261,254
19271,204
19281,241
19291,142
19301,224
19311,275
19321,264
19331,128
19341,150
19351,097
19361,035
19371,003
19381,011
1939903
1940914
1941882
1942908
1943845
1944781
1945714
1946670
1947656
1948592
1949587
1950536
1951544
1952503
1953486
1954463
1955435
1956452
1957448
1958486
1959461
1960423
1961411
1962393
1963391
1964362
1965353
1966317
1967288
1968284
1969257
1970262
1971246
1972248
1973192
1974187
1975179
1976154
1977159
1978146
1979138
1980127
1981117
1982127
1983111
1984110
1985121
1986104
1987107
198897
1989105
199094
199187
199281
199372
199487
199592
1996102
1997107
1998106
199993
200087
200196
200298
200398
200493
200591
200690
200796
200896
2009100
2010107
2011111
2012116
2013120
2014133
2015138
2016139
2017143
2018155
2019160
2020188
2021196
2022179
2023189
2024193
2025211

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. Massachusetts 2.3×
  2. Wisconsin 2.3×
  3. Minnesota 2.0×
  4. Illinois 1.8×
  5. Washington 1.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
360
Rank in 2025
#732
How rare
1 in 4,744 boys
Since 1880
83,825

Most popular in 1887, at 2,465 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 52% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
Massachusetts2.3×37
Wisconsin2.3×32
Minnesota2.0×29
Illinois1.8×53
Washington1.7×33

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.